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Article: Building Trades Fight for Future of American Workers in Immigration Bill.
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- July 31, 2006
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Wage Floor Requirement for Temporary Immigrant Workers Protects American Workers' Wages and Living Standards
WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- President Edward C. Sullivan, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, today publicly released a statement submitted to the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce concerning the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, S.2611, which was passed by the Senate in May, 2006.
"The Building Trades has submitted a statement based on the facts to make clear that including a wage floor provision in this bill does not adversely affect the wages and living standards of American ...